I know we're supposed to wait the 5 hours... but the person who has Chicago hasn't been here to make a single pick yet, and hasn't been on since Jan 31... should we just save the time and auto him now? If so, he gets Joose Antonen...

I know we're supposed to wait the 5 hours... but the person who has Chicago hasn't been here to make a single pick yet, and hasn't been on since Jan 31... should we just save the time and auto him now? If so, he gets Joose Antonen...

Sorry for missing the pick, was at school and couldn't check my phone. Fine with who I got, though.

I'd also like to announce a trade:

Receive:

Josh Gorges
Trevor Daley
Michael Ryder

Receive:

Victor Hedman
Benoit Pouliot

The Lightning hate to give up such a great defenseman, but the depth they're adding was too good to turn down. Two borderline top-pairing guys for a #1, as well as an upgrade on a forward, is a deal that was too sweet to pass.

Dallas has arguably the best young defense core in the league now, with Jones, Hedman, Oleksiak, Larsen, and several others making an impact. The size they have is immense as well, with Hedman coming in at 6'6", Oleksiak at 6'7", Jones at 6'4", Nemeth at 6'5", and Dillon at 6'4".